epi-

• epigastricepi·gastr·ic

  1. Prefixepi-on, upon, over
  2. +Rootgastr/ostomach
  3. +Suffix-icpertaining to

  lying over the stomach; relating to the upper middle region of the abdomen, above the navel

• epidermalepi·derm·al

  1. Prefixepi-on, upon, over
  2. +Rootderm/oskin
  3. +Suffix-alpertaining to

  relating to or arising from the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin

• epicardialepi·cardi·al

  1. Prefixepi-on, upon, over
  2. +Rootcardi/oheart
  3. +Suffix-alpertaining to

  relating to the epicardium, the thin outer layer of the heart wall

• epilepsyepi·lepsy

  1. Prefixepi-on, upon, over
  2. +Suffix-lepsyseizure, attack

  a long-term brain condition that causes repeated seizures · In the dictionary

• epilepticepi·lept·ic

  1. Prefixepi-on, upon, over
  2. +Suffix-lepsyseizure, attack
  3. +Suffix-icpertaining to

  relating to or having epilepsy

• antiepilepticanti·epi·lept·ic

  1. Prefixanti-against, counteracting
  2. +Prefixepi-on, upon, over
  3. +Suffix-lepsyseizure, attack
  4. +Suffix-icpertaining to

  a drug that prevents or controls seizures; now usually called an antiseizure medication

• hypo-below normal, deficient, under
• endo-within, inside
• peri-around, surrounding

Terms in our life science dictionary that list epi- among their word parts.

• Epidemic
• Epidemiology
• Epigenetics
• Epistasis

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• 1.3 Common Prefixes – Medical Terminology 2e
• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
• EPI- Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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